Position Purpose: Responsible for the daily care, sanitation, operational safety, and comprehensive building maintenance of the school’s facilities and grounds. This role combines daily custodial operations with skilled building maintenance, emergency response, and access/climate control administration to ensure students, staff, and visitors are provided with a clean, safe, efficient, and well-maintained environment.
● Exhibit an understanding and support of the mission and goals of Waldron Mercy Academy in personal conduct
● Performs morning walkthrough and opening procedures, including unlocking facilities, setting security systems, and turning on lighting across campus.
● Maintains cleanliness, presentation, and litter-free conditions throughout school buildings and grounds during day school hours.
● Executes routine custodial tasks, including waste/recycling collection and disposal, window washing, surface dusting, wall and floor cleaning, vent/fan maintenance, and sanitation of high-touch areas.
● Performs deep cleaning and floor care tasks, including stripping, waxing, buffing, and sealing hard surface floors, as well as carpet extraction.
● Maintains organized, clean storage areas, supply closets, and maintenance workshops; monitors inventory levels of janitorial chemicals and maintenance supplies, placing orders for replenishment as needed.
● Notifies Director of Facilities or school administration of any needed major repairs or equipment failure.
● Conducts regular routine lighting maintenance, replacing interior and exterior light bulbs, ballasts, and LED drivers.
● Continuously inspects facility interiors and exteriors to identify structural or mechanical deficiencies and submits detailed findings or repair plans to the Facilities Director.
● Receives, processes, and completes daily facility work orders.
● Responds directly to immediate campus safety, hazard, or environmental emergencies (e.g., spills, pipe leaks, broken glass) to secure and resolve hazardous conditions.
● Ensures strict adherence to OSHA guidelines, SDS safety standards, chemical handling protocols, and universal precautions for bloodborne pathogens.
● Administers basic first aid when necessary and serves as an active facilities responder for campus incident management.
● Coordinates and provides logistical support for campus events, including furniture setups, audio/visual layouts, staging, breakdown, and post-event cleaning.
● Receives, inspects, and logs vendor and shipper deliveries, ensuring timely distribution of packages and materials to proper departments.
● Assists in seasonal campus prep, including sidewalk and entryway clearing, ice melt application, and basic grounds keeping around building entrances.
Availability
● Standard Shift: Full-time day shift during regular school hours, with flexibility to adjust start/end times based on operational or seasonal needs.
Qualifications
● Experience: 2+ years of experience in facility maintenance, custodial operations, or building trades.
● Technical Aptitude: Comfort with basic computer software (Microsoft Office, email) and facility management technology (digital work orders, automated keyless access).
● Problem-Solving & Dependability: Strong self-direction, ability to prioritize tasks, and a track record of punctuality and attention to detail.
● Certifications: basic First Aid/CPR certification (or willingness to obtain upon hire).
● Ability to communicate effectively with all constituents in a school environment.
● Knowledge of OSHA requirements and the ability to routinely follow those guidelines and requirements.
Physical Requirements and Work Environment
● Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. regularly (and up to 100 lbs. occasionally), stand/walk for extended periods, and work comfortably on ladders or in varied weather conditions.
● Tasks are regularly performed with potential exposure to adverse environmental conditions such as strong odors, fumes, dust, wetness, humidity, machinery vibrations, temperature and noise extremes, disease, pathogenic substances and toxic/poisonous agents.